9: Calibrating The Appropriate Speaker Settings Automatically (Auto Calibration) - Sony 3-289-204-12(1) Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting the front speakers
You can select the front speakers you want to
drive.
Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for
this operation.
SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B)
Press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B)
repeatedly to select the front
speaker system you want to drive.
To select
The speakers connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT A
terminals.
The speakers connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT B
terminals.
The speakers connected to both
the SPEAKERS FRONT A and
B terminals (parallel
connection).
To turn off the speaker output
Press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B)
repeatedly until the "SP A", "SP B" and
"SP A + B" indicators on the display window
do not light up.
"ALL OFF" appears in the display window for
a while. No audio signals are output from any
speaker terminals.
Note
You cannot switch the front speaker system by
pressing SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) when
the headphones are connected.
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9: Calibrating the
appropriate speaker
settings automatically
(Auto Calibration)
The DCAC (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration)
function allows you to perform automatic
calibration, such as checking the connection
between each speaker and the receiver,
adjusting the speaker level, and measuring the
distance of each speaker from your seating
position automatically. Refer also to "Quick
Setup Guide" supplied with the receiver.
Before you perform the Auto
Calibration
Before you perform the Auto Calibration, set
Light up
up and connect the speakers (page 14).
SP A
• The AUTO CAL MIC jack is used for the
SP B
• During the measurement, the sound that
SP A + B
• Perform the measurement in a quiet
• If there are any obstacles in the path between
• When you use a bi-amplifier connection, set
supplied optimizer microphone only. Do not
connect other microphones. Doing so may
damage the receiver and the microphone.
comes out of the speakers is very loud. The
volume of the sound cannot be adjusted. Pay
attention to the presence of children or to the
effect on your neighborhood.
environment to avoid the effect of noise and
get a more accurate measurement.
the optimizer microphone and the speakers,
the calibration cannot be performed
correctly. Remove any obstacle from the
measurement area to avoid measurement
error.
"BI-AMP Speaker" to "ON" in the Speaker
settings menu before you perform Auto
Calibration.